CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-16646

In Poppler 0.68.0, the Parser::getObj() function in Parser.cc may cause infinite recursion via a crafted file. A remote attacker can leverage this for a DoS attack.

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

6.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1622951 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00024.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00040.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3837-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00004.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2022
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00018.html
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.68.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-09-06 11:29

Updated : 2020-07-23 12:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-16646

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16646

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-835